Pneumatic cow-milker apparatus.



J. RIPCZINSKB, PNEUMATIG (30WV MILKER A PPAEMUIUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.9,1911, 1,008,369. Patented Nom/1,191.1..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFICE JOSEPH RIPCZINSKE, OF WAUSAU, WISCONSIN.

PNEUMATICI COW-MILKER APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrii RiroZrNsnn, a citizen of the United States, and residen-t of Wausau, in the county of Marathon i and StateI of Wisconsin, have invented certain new .and useful Improvements in Pneumatic Cow-Milker Apparat-us; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention in a general way refers to pneumatic cow-Inilkers wherein the milking is effected by a series ot' pulsations imparted to one or more membraneous lined shells, which membranes act directly upon the tcat to expel the milk therefrom.

The primary object of, my invention is to provide simple, durable, sanitary .and positive means for the automatic control and distribution of compressed air to inembraueous lined teat-shells, said invention being particularly applicable to that form of teatshell wherein the n'ieinbraneous lining is divided into upper and lower cells, the upper one of which, when expanded, willchoke the teat at its base, whereby the milk therein is cut ott from the adder. The lower membrane thereafter c-Xpels the milk by pressure that is exerted in 'a gradual downward wave startingl from the point `of cut-off.

A structure capable of performing the above functions vis disclosed in an application for patent. for improvei'nents in pneu matic coW-milkers filed by me November y1910, Serial No. 592,581.

The construction' and arrangement. ofmy present invention is such that by the interposition of a set of relay chambers or ;compressors i-n the air distribution system, the constant primary pressure will actf only indirectly upon the cells of the teat-shell to impart a secondarypressure thereto that is capable of being varied from the pressure of the primary source, the secondary pressure being under adjustable control consistent with the" cell area, whereby the desired expansion of said cell or cells is obtained to ettect a. milking operation, the volume and pressure being regulated in accordance with the muscular resistance of the teat glands.

My present invention -further contemplates the employment o't an automatically actuated auxiliary valve that is interposed between a. constant air pressure source ofsuppl y and a master valve with which it coacts to direct Specification of Letters Patent. Application aiedrebr'uary 9, 1911.

l charges of air contained Patented Nov. 14, 1911. Serial No. 607,547.

admitted to and exhai'sted from the tent-actuating mechanism in successire impulses.

From the foregoing brief'synopsis of my invention it will be understood that cach teat-shell may be supplied with 'air varying in pressure and regulated to perform the necessary function whereby injurious st-3'ain upon the teat is thus overcome. The primary actor that heretofore caused p1ieumatic 'cowanilkers to be .impracticall being due to the fact that teats vary in sensitiveness in a greater or less degree in proportion to their muscular development. Consequently the pressure required to expel the milk fiom one teat or set may be entirely inadequate or out of proportion to that required for another. Hence cow-milliers of the general type referred to have been condemned as :1npractical by dairymen, the overstrai'n' exerted upon the teats causing the tine milk glands tobecome strained and inert and functionally incapable of contraction wherc by the milk glands, when filled, in numbers i of instances have drip or flow.

l'Vith the above objects in view'my invention consists in certain liieculiaritics of c011- struction and combination oit.' parts as herebeen known to continually inater set` forth with reference to the zccompanying drawings and subsequent 1y claimed.

In the drawings Figure l represents a.

diagrammatic sectional view oit' a pneumatic milking apparat-us embodying the features of my invention; Fig. 2, ay detail longitucilnal sectional elevation of a master valve mechanism and attachedv auxiliary valve, anl

air reservoir beingv illustrated rearwardy thereof; Fig. 3, of the master valve mechanism`v the secticn being indicated by line 3--3 of Fig. 2; a longitudinal sectional View chamber, sets of .which form. the function of air tonmressors that discharge into the teat-shclls, the said 1relai,T chambers being placed in juxtaposition to the shells, and Fig. a cross-section-ot the same as indicated by line .vw-5 of Fig. aparts being broken away to more clearly illustrate certain structural features.

Referrin of a relay indicates a a. det-ail sectional plan View q fig. t,"

by characters to the drawingi with especia-lf reference to theijliagram, il

each of which i a o isl provided with a mcml'iraneous lining com lin'ising upper and lower cells 2 2 respectively. The upper coll f 's prcferalily moldv ed .in the fol-sn ot a ring having oppositely dlsymscd inwardly f :xtcnded folds, `the iter# ininals of which, are secured to the cell. body, which body has an' air port 3 that communicates with the cell. The lower' cell 2"' ol each shell is tubular .in form', 'the Walls of which are gradually decreased in thickness from bottom to top and the top edge is inet-ged into a :fold similar to that descril'ied in connection with the .upper cell. lhe shells are also cach provided with an air port 3 that .aom11'1'unica-tes with the lower ,cells 2.

.l t should be understood tllat, in practice,

each milking apparatus is Aigiret'erably provided with two sets ot shells such as shown in the dizigran'i, the sets being mounted upon a suitable frame (not shown) that is suspended by a harness in any desired manner from the cow, this mechanism forming no part oit my invention.

In juxtaposition to each set of shells and supported by the frame (not shown) are a pair of relay chambers or air compressors A, B, and, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, each chamber comprises a cylinder in separable sections, the sections being divided into upper and lower compartments 5 and 6 respectively by an intermediate partition 7, which partition, in this instance, is shown integral with the uppersection. of each cylinder terminates with an offset seat 8 for the reception of the beaded end 9 of an elastic diaphragm 10 that is in the form of a bellowsdilre cup. The beaded end of the diaphragm is held. to its seat by a cap 11, thesame bein@ secured to the cylindrical section by a coup ing ring 12 carried thereby, with which ring the cap is in' threaded union. The bottom wall of the diaphragm 10 rests upon a piston-head 13 loosely mounted within the upper compartment 5 of the cylinder, there being a hollow piston rod l extending fromthe underside of the piston-head, w i

ch piston is guided in a sleeve l5 that depends from the partition 7 and terminates with an open mouth disposed slightly above the bottom 16 of the lower compartment 6. The aperture inthe piston rod 14`has the contour of a key-hole'slot for the reception of a winged head 17 of a tu bular stem 18 that is threaded for engagement with an. adjusting screw 19, the shank portion of which extends through a gland -20 that is carried by the bottom 16,the said shank terminating with a knurledbutton whereby the screw is rotated forV adjusting the head 17 up 'or down.

It is apparent that when the screw is rotated' the winged head of stein 18 can be raised or lowered, the same being held against rotation owing to its non-rotary The upper section engagement with the key-hole slot of the hollow piston rod, while the latter, together with the pistoil-head, is locked against twisting by a spline 21 that extends from the side of the upper cylindrical section and engages a notch in the circular edge of said piston-head- Thus the stem 18 may be raised or lowered, whereby the position of its head 17 relative to the end face of the lusten-head 13 is changed to limit the downward nfiovement of the `piston-head, which head engages the Winged head 17 of said screw and is thereby stopped. The cap 11 of the upper cylindrical section is provided with a port 11a that communicates with' the diaphragm 10,*while the upper chamber 5 is also provide-d with air ports 4 adjacent to the partition 7 thereof. The mouth of the lower cylindrical section is in threaded4 union with thebottom terminal of the upper sectionand prior to attaching thelower section which forms the chamber 6, the latter is partly filled with oil or other suitable-liquid to form a seal, it being understood that when the lower section is screwed'into place, a slight compression of the air contained thereln is` obtained.

hollow piston ll5 is sufficient, in conjunction with the natural contractibility of the diaphragmA to return the piston-head to its normal-position after the same has been depressed in performing its function as a compressor.

- In my present invention it is proposed to utilize an approximately constant pressure of air orother elastic Huid as the. medium of power, and with this in view, as'shown in F 1g. 2, an an' storagereservoir 22 1s pro This slight elastic Cushion acting upon the.

vided, the same being supplied with air .that

1s maintained at a predetermined pressure irrespective of its consumption, and, for onvenience in determining this pressure, the reservoir is equipped, as shown in the diagram,` with an indicator gage 22a. The reservoir supplies air to a master valve mechanism through .a pipe connection 23, which pipe extends through the' head 24 of a cup 25, the head in conjunction with theJ cup constituting a dash-pot, into which is arranged a pair of oating pistons 26, 26 having upper and lower heads C, D, respectively. in stem connection, whereby an air space is formed therebetween. The pistons are guided in. cylinders 27, 27, respectively, having open lower ends that terminate above the dash-pot bottom, the said cylindersbeing provided with a .series of air orts communication between certain of.

which Ais established through the air space between the-upper and lower heads `of the pistons, the said ports being more particularly :described hereinafter. The dash-pot is partially filled with oil to .more efectually -seal the lower open ends of the cylinders and is also supplied with a charge of air at it be desired to raise orflower the pressurein the. dash-pot Withfrspect to the primary pressure of air, it y,may be accomplished by operating the valve 28, Wherebythe same y can be opened to iexhaust air from the dash pot, or the same'y may be moved in another position to admit air thereto from the reser voir.

Each dash-pot cylinder is closed at its up per end and provided with a'slioulder 29, whereby ,upward movement vof the pistons 4are checked, the downward movement there of being limited by collars 30 that are in threaded engagement with the mouths olf the cylinders. .As shownin the drawings, the dash-pot piston 26a at the limit of its downward movement and Wheneither of the iistons are in this position the upper end of tlie lower piston head D exposes a pair of air ports B1 and 23 respectively that are horizontally alined with each other and formed in the cylinders. The ports 23a are connected to branches of theair intake pipe 23-tliat leads from the reservoir and the pa'ir of ports i 5, 35a, the port 35 beingr cony nected by'a pipe 35 to the closed head of the dash-pot cylinder 27 tlieo1giposite port 35" being similarly connected to the dash-pot cylinder 27 by a pipe iii second. pair of ports 355", 35, are formed in the auxiliary valve cylinder 34, which ports are alined with the ports 35, llbeng connected by a branched pipe 36 thi'ttcommunicates directl y with the reservoir 22.

p Each dash-pot cyliil leris provided with an airpo`rt 37 spacedha slight d stance be low its shoulder 29 ifnda second port 37a disposed at such'distance below the iii-st to be closed'hy the upper dashpot heads C when the latter aretat the limit oli their downward stroke, the ports 3T being ex posed when said `iston-heads are in their reversed position, this being effected by the .intermediate air space between the upper and lower piston heads. The ports 537 and 3T rare connected by branch-pipes to pipes 38' v38,\the pipe 38 being connected to port 1i# of the relay chamber or compressor B,

tive to 'the position ofsaid valve.

4:6, as shown, being horizontally disposed. is" approximately balanced and hence Will operate With the least possible friction and..

as shown in the diagram, While the pipe 38 similarly connected to a relay chamber (not shown), which chamber constitutes a part of' the second teat-operating mechanisin. Another pair of ports 39, 39, are hoi-med in each dash-pot cylinder, theports 39 being disposed'at a slightdistance below the ports 37, While the ports 39 are upon the saine horizontal. plane as the previously mentioned ,ports 37?". Each set of these ports 39, 39a, are also connected by branchpipes to pipes ,4l-O, 40a respectively, the pipe 40 being in communication with port 11 of the relay chamber A as shown in the diagram.

The ports 37 39 of pipes 40 and atla'constitute exhausts through which communication is established to exhaust ports 4l. ot the cylinders When the pistons are' at the limit of their'upvvard movement, the exhaustports il being con neet-ed to pipes 41 that pass through the dash-pot heads and are open to atmosphere. The pipes 3L) of the cylinder are also provided With branches, each" of which is connected With an exhaust port 42, communication between which ports and the exhaust ports 41 is established when the pistons are at the limit of their upward movement.

The auxiliary valve cylinder 34 is pro.

vided with a' pair of open end cylindrical extensions 43, 43a, disposed opposite the heads 38, 33, which extensions have ports all that are connected by pipes 44? to the dash.-pot cylinders 27, 27, the pipes 44, for clearness in illustration in the diagram, being shown. as branches of the pipes S5', 55".

As shown in Fig. 2, the auxiliaryvalve cylinder 34 supported by a bracket l5 that suitablyisecured to the dash-pot head, ivl'ereby asseniblage of the parts is tacilitated and when access is desired to the dash pot, the head being removed, all pipe connections will remain intact therewith. together with the dash-pot cylinders. `The horizontally disposed valve cylinder 34e carries a reciprocative 4valve 46 that is mounted upon a. stein 47, which stem guided in apertures provided inthe heads 33, 33a., the said stem being also provided. With exhaustvalves L18, 48 that are mounted in the cylin-y drical extensions 43, 43a respectively and control the exhaust ports 44 therein. The valve L6 is interrupted or annularly 'grooved 'intermediate oi its ends to constitute an air chamber 46a that alternately establishes communication bet-Ween the pair of ports 35, B5 and 35h, 35C, whereby air is admitted to the top ot' each dash-pot cylinder rela- Valve if the v alve be in the position 'as shown in the diagram, air will be admitted to the top of the dash-pot cylinder 27, the exhaust valve 48a at `the same 'time permitting air to escape from the top of the opposite dashot cyhnder 27, whereby its piston 26a will e forced upwardly by thev ainl compression maintained within the dash-pot exerting force upon the lower face ofthe piston-head D, it being understood that the auxiliary valve 46 was positively shifted to the position shown in the dlagram by air from the'reservoir that passedl from pipes 23 and 32 to the cylinder head 33, communication being established from port 238L to port 3ft of the dash-pot cylinder 27 by means of tlie air passage that 1sA formed between thepiston-heads. Hence it will be seen that the auxiliary valve is positively operated to shift by the air pressure from the reservoir incidental to the alternate strokes of the master valve mechanism and when said auxiliary valve changes its position, the reser! voir pressure is directed into the .top of one cylinder and simultaneously exhausted from the top' of the opposite daslrpot'cylinder, the exhaust being controlled by theexhaust valves 48, 48a.' It should be also noted that, owing to the fact that the-exhaust pipes 44@L are of suchrestricted proportions, a slight back pressure is oifered to prevent hammer of thepistons as they rise upon their exhaust stroke under the force of the expansive fluid within the dash-pot. Furthermore it should be observedthat if the downward .or working stroke of the pistons is too rapid, whereby the milking impulses followv too quickly the air pressure in the dash-pot may be increased slightly to retard said working stroke, which stroke under all conditions alternates with the upward or exhaust stroke of the opposite cylinder or vice versa.

Having described the apparatus in detail', the operation is as follows: The parts being in the position shown` in the diagram communication is established between thereservoir and the top of dashpot cylinder 27 due to the position of the auxiliary valve 46; the air pressure will cause piston 26 to move downward until its head C exposes port 37,. The air pressure willthus immediately escape through said port and pipe 40 to the diaphragm 10 of the air compressor B and due to thissudden expansion of the air a slight retardation of the downward movement of the piston will result.v The primary air pressure within the diaphragm 10 will.

now cause the same to be -distended and the piston head 13 `will move down and compress the air within theico'mpartment 5, the said compressed air causing distention of t-he `upper cells 2 in the pair of tent-shells, the

said chamber o being inv pipe connection therewith. This distention 'of the upper cells will be in proportion to the downward movement of the piston-head which is lim- ;ited by engagement with thehead 17, which, as shown in comprgssor B, is'in such a position as to prciont the piston-head from completing its full stroke and hence the volf,ume of air displaced from under the piston head yis restricted, this restriction being due to the fact that the upper cell has propgrtionately less air capacity than the lower fcell otvthe teat-shell and consequently the fsaine will not be expanded above the defsired degree. The two cells thus inflated .will choke the teats therein close to t-he iudder and cut olf the supply of milk there# ffrom. Furtherl movement of` piston 26 opens ,port 39 to the air pressure, which port 1s in pipe connection withl com ressor A. The g primary pressure that is distributed within fthe compressor causes a secondary pressure itc enter the .lower cells of the teat-,shell and i thus distend thesame, wher .by a positive .,'grip of the :teat directly underthe upper `cells is obtained with a gradual downwardl @contractile movement, causing `all of the :milk to be expelled, this gradual contractile `movement being due to the varyin thickpiston 26 thereafter completes its downward*y stroke at a predetermined speed in propxortion to the resistance offered in the dash-pot Iand when the limit of the downward or working stroke of said piston is completed.

icommunication between the cylinder ports". f23a and 31 is established through the inter-f ymediate reduced portion of the piston,` Air under pressure fromV4 the reservoir will then pass/through pipe 23 and up through pipe 32 .tov the head 33 of tht' auxiliary valve "mechanism Thispositive -pressurewill then be exerted-upon the-end of valve 46 and immediately shift thesame until it is stopped by the engagement of its opposite end with 'head 33B. .Incidental tomovement of the "auxiliary valve `46 the exhaust section. 48;N of said valve. will expose port 44 tothe atmosphere. Thus the air pressure above the piston 26 4is instant-ly relieved and the same --will return to the position in which itis .shown in the diagram, the said valve `being 'cushioned` against -its seat 29 due to the fact that the `"pe 44a is of slightly restricted "area, whereby a slight back pressure upon the exhaust is had. Incidental to the com-` pletion of the upward or exhaust stroke of l.the piston, the exhaust ports37, 39 and 42 are all brought into communication vwith exhaust port 41-` through the position of the in- -termediate reduced portion of the piston 26 and hence air which had previously been admitted to ,the auxiliary valve cylinderv through head33 is exhausted and `simulta.

neous therewith exhaust ofl the air from the diaphragm in the compressors A, B, is effected throughpipe 41". Thus the primary air pressure in lthe cells of the teab-shells is,

"relieved and the piston-heads 13 of e compressors will return to their normal position, as shown in the diagram, bythe slight expansive force that is contained in the lower compartment 6 of .each compressor,

which expansion is exerted. upon the pistonl rods 14, the slight elasticity of the air that is exerted uponv said. pistonmods being as sisted by the contractile tendency of the diaphragme yl0 which are molded in their nor-- mal contracted position.

The operation ot' the piston inthe dash pot cylinder 27a is similar to that just described., this piston being connected by pipes 38 and fl-.0a to a` set of teilt-shells equipped similar to those shown in the diagram.

1. A. cow-millier comprising a membra-l neous lined shell, a pneumatically actuated lair compressor in connnunication.` with the shell. and in juxtaposition thereto, (and mechanism for controlling movement of the com` 'pressor. I

2. ycow-millrer comprising "a membra# yneous lined shell having upper and lower cells, an individual pneumatically actuated air compressor in communication with each cell of the shell lining,and mechanism for controlling movement `of the compressors individually.

3. Afcovwmillrer comprising a vmembraneous lined. shell having upper and lower cells, a source oli-constant air pressure,-an individual air compressor' in communication with each cell. of the shell lining, means for controlling movement of' each compressorlndependently, a master valve mechanism in comn'lunication with the source of air supply land each. compressor, and an automatically actuated' auxiliary valve in communi-l cationwith said source of air supply and 'master valve. y

` 4. A- pneumatic cowmilker apparatus comprising a membra/nenne lined. shell, an air chamber in juxtaposition vto the shell, a piston-head reciprocatively mounted in the chamber, means for regulating movement of the piston-head in vone direction, an air Stora e reservoir 1n communication vvlth the gcharn er upon one-side ofthe 50,`

v*firtmisaid reservoir to the chamber, and communibaftlng means between the opposlte side' l n iston head, means vfor'controlling the admlsslon of air `o1" thelpistonshea'd and shellwlining, whereby Iail-@fromthe chamber upon said opposite sidelofthe pistonisadmitted to said shell lining incidental to the admission of air w `from. the reservoir tothe reverse 'side of the pistonheacl '5; An ai r pressure controller for the membraneoltls lined treat-shell com prisingachamber v.in juxtapositionto the teat-shell, a reclprocative memlie'r therein, an airysupply- "plp'e in communication with the Achamlier upon oneside of the reciprocative member,

a communicating means between the 'cham- 4said reciprocative member,y and means fol regulating movement of the aforesaidrecip rcca'tive member.

6. In apneumatic cow-millier having an expansible cellular lined shell, and a prik mary source of air pressure; the combination of a compressor for each cell of the shell lining, each compressor comprising a chamber having a reciprocative. member therein, means for regulating movement of each reciprocative member, a communicating means between-each of thecompressor chambers and primary source of air supply upon one and the same sidey of the respec- -tive reciprocative members, a direct. individualL communicating means between the opposite side of the aforesaid reciprocative members, and a cell of the shell lining whereby a secondary airpressure is admitted to each cell, and a manually actuated mechanism carried by each compressor for regulating the secondary air pressure. y 7. An. air pressure controllerforimembraneous lined teat-s'hells comprisingfa headed cylinder having a partition therein whereby the cylinder is divided into upper and lower compartments, a piston-head reciprocatively mounted in the upper compartment, a bellows-.like elastic diaphragm illiterposed be- A tween the, "`pistonl1ead and lippe-r head of the cylinder, ,the cylinder ,being provided with anx, air port thatcom/municates with the diaphragm, and a secondV air port that is located inthe upper compartment adjacent to the dividing partition between said compartn'lents, an expansiblefluid in the lower compartment, a sleeve depending from the partition having an open mouth terminating, adjacent to the bottom head of the cylinder, a hollow piston-rod extending from the pistonhead in slidable engagementwith the sleeve, a stem in telescopic union with the hollow piston-rod, a gland carrie by the i y bottom head of the cylinder, and an adjust- .11(- ing screw {itted through the gland in thread` ed engagement with thestem.

8. VAn air pressure controller fo membraneous lined teat-shells comprising a headed cylinder, Aa reciprocativ'e pieten-head mountI 115 ed in the1 cylinder' havingla fpistonLrod that is provided Vwith a longitudinally disposed key-hole slot, a stem having a winged head fitted intoV the piston-rodslot, and, a screw carried by the cylinderin threaded' engage- [2o mentwith the stem.` d 9. In a pneumatic cow-millier apparatus having a pairof lshells each provided with a membraneous liningdividing it into upper and lower cells, and an airlstoragc'relservoir, l25

the combination of al master .valve vdomprising a dash-,pot havingA an elastic fluid therein, a pair of heated 'cylinders extending y 'within the daslrpot, thecylinders being pro- Vided with openi lower ends, yan automati- '5.30

' inder upon a common plane, each being in communication with the air reservoir, a pair of ports in each dash-pot cylinder, one ot each, pair being upon the same plane as the aforesaid ports, each pair being in coinmunication with one vend of the auxiliary valve cylinder, alined pairs oie/ports in theA auxiliary valve cylinder, between each'pair of which communication is alternately established through tli'e intermediate passage of the auxiliary valve, communicating means connecting one pair ofthe p'orts with the reservoir, communicating means connecting each port of the other pair with the head of a dash-pot cylinder7 fan exhaust port in each auxiliaryvalve ,cylinder extension, each port being 1n communication with a port in one of the dash-pot cylinders, an 'exhaust controlling valve mounted in cach cylinder extension carried by the valve stem, an air receiving and exhaust portin each dash-pot cylinder, means in connection with one pair of the air-receiving and exhaust ports for controlling the admission and exhaust of air with relation to the upper cells of the pair of teat-shclls, a second pair of receivingand exhaust ports in each dash-pot cylinder, means in connection with one of the last mentioned pairs of receiving and exhaust ports for controlling the admission and exhaust of air with relation to the lower cells of the teat-shells, the air-receiving ports of the upper cells being above `the plane of .the air receiving ports of the lower cells, the air exhaust ports ol?V the upper and lower cells being upon a com-mon plane, an exhaust port in each dash-pot cylinderupon approximately the same plane as the cell. exhaust ports, the last mentioned exhaust ports being inl coinmunication with the atmosphere, and reciprocativepistons mounted in `the dash-pot l cylinders .tor controlling all ports therein,

movement of which pistons cooperates with.

. movement ot thel auxiliary valve mechanism.

10. A controlling mechanism tor pneumatic cow-millrers comprising a dash-pot having an elastic fluid therein, a pair of cvlinders extending 'into the dash-pot. provided with open lowerfends, groups of air exhaust and distributing ports in each dash-pot cylinder, alternately actuating pistons mounted 'in the cylinders for controlling the. groups of ports, a source of air supply in conimunication with the dash-pot' cylinders, and an automatic valve for vcontrolling communication between the source of air supplyand said dash-pot cylinders.

11. In a pneumatic cow-.millier having a pair of membraneous linedv teat-sliells each Y provided with a membraneous lining d1v1d-'- ing it into upper-and lower cells, and a source of air pressure; the combination of 'a dash-pot having a constant air pressure therein, a pair ot cylinders having open ends extending into the dash-pot, a lloating piston mounted in each cylinder, communicating means between the top of the cylinders and source of air pressure, the air pressure in the dash-pot. being arranged to oppose movement. ot said pistons in opposition -to the air pressure above the pistons, an an-` toniatically actuated valve for controlling the air pressure admitted to the top of the cylinders, a pair of compressors in juxtaposition to said -teat-sliells, a communicating means between one oi the compressors and upper cells of the teat.sliells, a communieating means bet-weon the other compressor and the lower cells of the teat-shells, a pair of receiving and exhaust ports in each cylinder, means connecting one pair of the receiving and exhaust ports of .a cylinder with one ot the compressors, and means con.- iiecting the other pair ot receiving and exhaust ports ot the cylinderwith the other compressor whereby'the admission and discharge ot air to the upper and lower cells of the pair of connected teilt-shells is regulated. A i

l2. An automati ,ally controlled valve for pneumatic cow-millters comprising a headed cylinder having a port at each end, and two sets of ports disposed'intermediate ci .its ends, open end c vlindriial extensions alineii witl'it-he cylinder, cach extension being provided with an air exhaust port, a stem journaled in the cylinder heads, and Value-shells carried by the stein for cont-rolling 4the ports.

13. In a cow milker having a pair of nienibrancous lined tent-shells, and a Source of constant air pressure; thecbmbination of a headed auxiliary valve cylinder. provided' with pairs ot intermediate ports and with end ports, open end alincd extensions carried by the valve cylinder provided with exhaust ports, a master valve comprising a dash-pot containing a liquid seal and constant air pressure above the same, a pair of cylinders carried by the dash-pot having open ends communicating therewith, conimunicatiiig means between one of each pair of intermediate ports of the auxiliary valve cylinder and the upper end lofone of the dash-pot cylinders, communicating means between the end ports of said auxiliary valve' cylinder and dash-pot cylinders, a communieating means between the exhaust ports and A each dash-pot cylinder, exhaust and receiving ports in tive dash-pot cylinder, means connecting the exhaust and receiving `ports and tent-shells, floating pistons mounted in said dash-potcyliiiders adapted to control the air exhaust and receiving ports therein.,

a reciprocative stern mounted in the auxilshell liningfyvhereby ulsations of airlfrom img cylinder and ex'tendlng therethrough, the compressor are de ivered to said shell.` an

\ valves-carried by the stem for control- In testimony' that I clim thel foregoing I ling the ports in said auxlialry cylinder andhave hereunto Vset my hand atv Milwaukee V 5 itskextensions. in the county of Milwaukee and `State of J5 4 14C, A cow-milker comprising a. membra- Wisconsin in the presence of two witnesses. `neouslined shell, an air compressor, Vactuat-Y JOSEPH RIPCZINSKE. ing mens therefor, means for adjusting the Witnesses: stroke of the compressorl 21nd a eomnunicat- MAY DOWNEY, 10 ing means "connecting the compressor and GEO. W..YOUNG. 

